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  • Markets and Economy
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    Markets and Economy

    2025 investment outlook: After the landing

    By Kristina Hooper

    We expect significant monetary policy easing to push global growth higher in 2025, fostering an attractive environment for risk assets as central banks achieve a “soft landing.”

    November 19, 2024
  • Markets and Economy
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    Markets and Economy

    Politics, central banks, and what matters most to markets

    By Kristina Hooper

    Despite an eventful week in politics, monetary policy from central banks still matters more to markets and economies over the long term.

    November 12, 2024
  • Markets and Economy
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    Markets and Economy

    What are markets telling us about Trump’s decisive victory?

    By Kristina Hooper

    Markets got the clarity they crave with Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the presidential election. Now the focus shifts to taxes, deficits, tariffs, immigration and more.

    November 7, 2024
  • Markets and Economy
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    Markets and Economy

    What Trump’s win may mean for the markets and economy

    By Kristina Hooper, Andy Blocker

    Based on his campaign pledges, here are some things we’ll be watching for from President-elect Donald Trump and what they may mean for the economy and markets.

    November 6, 2024
  • Markets and Economy
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    Markets and Economy

    Market uncertainty ramps up around the world

    By Kristina Hooper

    Despite strong earnings reports, the markets are reflecting some uncertainty and concerns related to geopolitical risks and growing deficits.

    October 29, 2024
  • Markets and Economy
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    Markets and Economy

    Stock market myths: Investors’ beliefs don’t always reflect reality

    By Kristina Hooper

    Myths and half-truths abound in the investing world, particularly in how stocks relate to the economy. But beliefs sometimes don’t reflect reality, and that could impact portfolios.

    October 22, 2024
  • Markets and Economy
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    Markets and Economy

    Early earnings calls indicate a resilient US economy

    By Kristina Hooper

    Earnings season has just begun, and initial calls indicate that the US economy appears to be in good shape, helped by higher income consumers and strong corporate balance sheets.

    October 15, 2024
  • Markets and Economy
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    Markets and Economy

    10 things for investors to watch in the fourth quarter

    By Kristina Hooper

    Oil prices, US inflation, stimulus in China and earnings season are among the Top 10 things we’re watching in the fourth quarter.

    October 8, 2024
  • Markets and Economy
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    Markets and Economy

    Weakening or normalizing? A big-picture view of the global economy

    By Kristina Hooper

    We examine the normalizing US economy, diverging consumer sentiment in Europe and the UK, easing monetary policy in major Western economies, and encouraging stimulus in China.

    October 1, 2024
  • Markets and Economy
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    Markets and Economy

    Fed recalibrates monetary policy to avoid recession

    By Kristina Hooper

    The Federal Reserve (Fed) cut interest rates by 0.50% to keep the US economy in good shape and avoid falling behind the curve, but uncertainty lies ahead.

    September 24, 2024